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The Field Poll found 48 percent of Calif. voters would support a constitutional amendment that would allow marriage equality in the state, with 47 percent opposed and 5 percent undecided. The poll suggests that voter turnout "could be the deciding factor in an upcoming amendment to allow same-sex couples to marry." [Link]

While many religious institutions have historically frowned upon same-sex relationships, a global view of religiosity and perceived intolerance toward gays and lesbians suggests that the robust association between religiosity and intolerance toward gays and lesbians does vary somewhat from religion to religion. [Link]

NewsweekDecember 6, 2008"One reason that tolerance for gay marriage and civil unions may be on the rise is that a growing number of Americans say they know someone who's gay. While in 1994, a NEWSWEEK Poll found that only 53 percent of those questioned knew a gay or lesbian person, that figure today is 78 percent. Drilling down a bit more, 38 percent of adults work with someone gay, 33 percent have a gay family member and 66 percent have a gay friend or acquaintance." [Link]

Huffington PostDecember 4, 2008GLAAD's Neil Guiliano discusses the results of a survey commissioned by his organization that found that despite recent Election Day setbacks, "majorities of Americans favor policies and legal protections for LGBT Americans, and support for our community has been growing over the past five years." [Link]

Associated PressDecember 4, 2008The Public Policy Institute of California released a poll Wednesday reporting that economic status and religious affiliation played the strongest roles in determining whether voters supported Prop. 8; age and race were found to be less influential. [Link]

The Desert SunDecember 3, 2008GLAAD's "Pulse of Equality" poll, conducted by Harris Interactive, found that majorities of Americans favor key legal protections for LGBT people. While Americans are evenly split on marriage, 75% favor some form of relationship recognition. [Link]Read more polls.

Des Moines RegisterNovember 26, 2008A poll by the University of Iowa found that a majority of Iowans support relationship recognition for gay couples: 28.1 percent of respondents said they favor marriage; 30.2 percent back civil unions; 32 percent oppose both; and 10 percent are undecided. [Link]

Daily KosNovember 24, 2008Daily Kos cites a new SurveyUSA poll whose title claims "'No on Prop 8' Protesters Have Not Changed Many Minds in California" despite its numbers showing that in just a few weeks, eight percent of those surveyed who voted for Prop. 8 say protests have changed their minds on the issue. [Link]

Hartford CourantNovember 20, 2008The Hartford Courant editorial board says that public sentiment is shifting in favor of LGBT equality, referring to gay visibility in popular culture, companies' diversity policies, anti-discrimination laws, and recent polling showing support for marriage in Conn. and the repeal of DADT. [Link]